Joined Nov 2010
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Tamworth, staffs
exactly my friends how does it get behind the o ring, and shouldnt chains be a sealed unit?
does washing chain remove the grease also?
forgive me for rattling on but i'll hopefully clear some questions by this!
chains arent sealed units theres no way you can realistically seal a moving chain enough to stop an ingress of water, dirt granuals , yes to a certain extent but no entirely so we cannot honestly say that a chain is a sealed unit, hence the grease that is applied to the chain links and rollers when its being assembled would be washed away with in a few hundred miles in the real world!
now, if you apply a grease or a spray grease to your chain all your doing is coating the chain in a grease , this protects the outside of the chain where its in contact with the sprockets, but not the inside of the rollers , these parts also need lubing just as much as the out side, as the rollers are rotating around the centre pin on each link, i cannot recommend that you use spray grease on high performance bikes.....a conveyor belt maybe but not our bikes!
Dry lube, ive just seen so much of this stuff and its just so thin that its doesnt seem to last more than one ride on the bike it is a liquid when its applied but it just doesnt seem to last....hence i cannot recommend you use Dry lube... (it does eem like a contradiction in terms to me really)
Wet lube this seems to be the best compromise we have at this point in time, its wet when it goes on so the lube will get around the o rings and into the rollers and will also remain on the chain long enough to do a good job...yes it may fling off and cause people to stress about this but most of the time , theyre just applying too much lube or at the wrong time.
apply a chain lube when the chain is warm ie just after a ride , that way all the chain links and orings will be soft enough to let the lube by and do its job! the propellant will evapourate leaving the good stuff to do its job!
i use a wet lube for this reason!
Hope this helps lads!
Griff
does washing chain remove the grease also?
forgive me for rattling on but i'll hopefully clear some questions by this!
chains arent sealed units theres no way you can realistically seal a moving chain enough to stop an ingress of water, dirt granuals , yes to a certain extent but no entirely so we cannot honestly say that a chain is a sealed unit, hence the grease that is applied to the chain links and rollers when its being assembled would be washed away with in a few hundred miles in the real world!
now, if you apply a grease or a spray grease to your chain all your doing is coating the chain in a grease , this protects the outside of the chain where its in contact with the sprockets, but not the inside of the rollers , these parts also need lubing just as much as the out side, as the rollers are rotating around the centre pin on each link, i cannot recommend that you use spray grease on high performance bikes.....a conveyor belt maybe but not our bikes!
Dry lube, ive just seen so much of this stuff and its just so thin that its doesnt seem to last more than one ride on the bike it is a liquid when its applied but it just doesnt seem to last....hence i cannot recommend you use Dry lube... (it does eem like a contradiction in terms to me really)
Wet lube this seems to be the best compromise we have at this point in time, its wet when it goes on so the lube will get around the o rings and into the rollers and will also remain on the chain long enough to do a good job...yes it may fling off and cause people to stress about this but most of the time , theyre just applying too much lube or at the wrong time.
apply a chain lube when the chain is warm ie just after a ride , that way all the chain links and orings will be soft enough to let the lube by and do its job! the propellant will evapourate leaving the good stuff to do its job!
i use a wet lube for this reason!
Hope this helps lads!
Griff
